PrisonIn this study we undertook field-testing of a combination of two brief screening tools that identify women prisoners who may suffer major mental illness or present a risk of self-harm. Their ease of administration, tolerability, face validity and overall impact on the existing visiting ...
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the characteristics of inmates who received a diagnosis of serious mental illness upon entry to a New York State prison. The number has been rapidly increasing since the 1990s. METHODS: Chart review was performed for inmates who entered prison between May 15, 200...
Drug use among New York City prison inmates: a demographic study with temporal trends Int J addict 1991;26 (10): 1089-0.VanHoeven, K. H., Stoneburner, R. L., & Rooney, W C. (1991). Drug use among NYCprison inmates: A demographic study with temporal trends.International Journal of...
Violence in prisons is a reality. Even minimum security prisons and jails have their share of violent incidents. Even though inmates are not permitted to have weapons, they manage to get their hands on them one way or another. Sometimes they are smuggled in by visitors, sometimes they are st...
Orange is the New Black will come to an end with its seventh season, which is slated to air next summer, Deadline reports.The multiple Emmy-winning series, which is based on Piper Kerman’s memoir about her year in prison, details the trials and tribulations of female prison inmates as ...
Inmates takeover another New York prison, all visits canceled day after Gov. Hochul deploys National Guard USS Harry S. Truman commanding officer relieved after collision with merchant ship near Suez Canal Federal judge won't stop Trump administration's mass firings for now ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Six correctional facilities in upstate New York were closing Thursday as the number of inmates drops across the state prison system.
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Building new prison may be a waste of resources With the number of prison inmates in the State being fairly stable, we may not need the prison planned for Castlerea and the new women's prison in Dublin, writes Padraig O'Morain, in the first of two articles on the prison system...
Directed By: Rebecca Hall The Harder They Fall 88% #31 Critics Consensus: It isn't as bold and fearless as its characters, but The Harder They Fall fills its well-worn template with style, energy, and a fantastic cast. Synopsis: When outlaw Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) discovers that...